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Source: Asser's life of King Alfred by Asser

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Titre	Asser's life of King Alfred by Asser

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ASSEE'S LIFE OF KING ALFRED To my lord Alfred, king of the Anglo-Saxons, the worshipful and pious ruler of all Christians in the island of Britain, Asser, least of all the servants of God, wisheth thousandfold prosperity for both lives, according to the desires of his heart. 1. Alfred's Birth and Genealogy.^ — In the year of our Lord's incarnation 849, Alfred, King of the Anglo-Saxons, was born at the royal vill of Wantage, in Berkshire (which receives its name from Berroc Wood, where the box- tree grows very abundantly). Hisgenealogy is traced in the following order : King Alfred was the son of King ^thelwulf ; he of Egbert; he of Ealhmund; h.e of Eafa; he of Eoppa; he of Ingild. Ingild and Ine, the famous king of the West Saxons, were two brothers. Ine went to Kome, and there ending the present life honorably, entered into the heavenly fatherland to reign with Christ. Ingild and Ine were the sons of Coenred ; he of Ceolwald ; he of Cutha^ ; he of Cuthwine ; he of Ceawlin ; he of Cynric ; he of Creoda; he of Cerdic; he of Elesa; he of Gewis, from whom the Welsh name all that people Ge- gwis ^ ; h

ASSEE'S LIFE OF KING ALFRED
To my lord Alfred, king of the Anglo-Saxons, the worshipful and pious ruler of all Christians in the island of Britain, Asser, least of all the servants of God, wisheth thousandfold prosperity for both lives, according to the desires of his heart.
1. Alfred's Birth and Genealogy.^ — In the year of our Lord's incarnation 849, Alfred, King of the Anglo-Saxons, was born at the royal vill of Wantage, in Berkshire (which receives its name from Berroc Wood, where the box- tree grows very abundantly). Hisgenealogy is traced in the following order : King Alfred was the son of King ^thelwulf ; he of Egbert; he of Ealhmund; h.e of Eafa; he of Eoppa; he of Ingild. Ingild and Ine, the famous king of the West Saxons, were two brothers. Ine went to Kome, and there ending the present life honorably, entered into the heavenly fatherland to reign with Christ. Ingild and Ine were the sons of Coenred ; he of Ceolwald ; he of Cutha^ ; he of Cuthwine ; he of Ceawlin ; he of Cynric ; he of Creoda; he of Cerdic; he of Elesa; he of Gewis, from whom the Welsh name all that people Ge- gwis ^ ; h